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The story Tam about to rate cared to be precise I could state the exact year, and the name of the Emperor who sat upon the Dragon throne, I may add that internal rebellions wore into the politics years won for themselves a name and fame that, within the limits of the Chinese empire, have boon deathless that mon wore slaughtered with as little compunction as would be felt to-day in exterminating a plague of locusts. The therefore believe—it he will in those far-off days was China during the age of which I write was divided into throo ki and the most prominent man kingdom not only ruled within ted to control also the affairs of the other two. It happened, therefore, that ax exch of the rulers of the three kingdoms was of tly the same mind in this matter, like many other people, each tried to meddle in the other's business whenever possible, There was thus ge fusion and much fighting. At one king was more powerful than the other; then he was in turn beaten down Chinese have many sayings which imply that "as is the priest so is the people." In other words, " ruler can by an example of benevolence and gentleness, from the inner chambers of his secluded palace, twist the people of the empire round his ting as be ose run round his bat eraperors do possess thi ror not we need not stay to in-What did happen, ular time, wan, that whi quarrelled and fought, plundered and in their baronies and country dis-
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